Turns out the U.S. Navy Seals were not the only ones who can boast shooting Osama bin Laden in the head.

But Toronto artist Viktor Mitic can also take responsibility for shooting John F. Kennedy, Ghandi and John Lennon, too.

No need for a call to the cops. He’s an artist. Not a killer.

“Let’s just say I paint with bullets,” he jokes.

And the Toronto artist has stirred it up pretty good with his bullet-shot portrait of the recently assassinated terror leader which he has named Osama bin Leaden.

He has it up for auction on eBay and it already has bids as high as $1,700.

“Half the proceeds will go to a 9/11 victim’s fund,” he said.

However the image has at least one bin Laden supporter upset.

“I received one angry e-mail,” he said. “But I just want people to know it’s meant as art.”

No one has complained yet of his bullet-ridden portrait of the double killer former Col. Russell Williams.

He paints here and then heads across to Buffalo, N.Y. to a firing range where he fills his paintings full of bullets.

“I think it looks cool,” he said.

It is certainly original.

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People sure get upset when people express opinions, as if theirs is the only one that counts. I found that this week with a barrage of e-mails from people unhappy that I dared to call out Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam crusade.

“Yes, I find Muslims scary,” writes reader Kenn Smith. “As for Geert Wilders, I agree with at least 90% of his opinions. Most Muslims (not all) are not our friends. When I see a Muslim wearing a niqab, I want to yell in their ears that in Canada we cover our private parts not our faces ... if in the next 30 days, your neighbourhood were suddenly all Muslim and most wore niqabs and burkas would you continue to live there?”

Yes, I would live there and have no problem with it because there are no second-class Canadians.

But having said that, Canada can have the burka discussion without being anti-Islam. Having covered the alleged honour murder case of 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez I am particularly concerned at how young women are being treated by old-world parents. This is not something to be swept under the carpet.

Sun photographer Veronica Henri recently captured a fascinating image of a young woman downtown with her face and body completely covered in black but who was carrying a stylish purse and a “Sexy, Modern, Edgy, Generation” shopping bag.

It’s an interesting contrast. It would also be interesting to speak with her to see what her story is? Is the decision to wear the burka hers alone, or is she under pressure?

What would happen if she chose not to?

In France her attire would be illegal. Should Canada follow suit?

Having that discussion is a long way from where Wilders is when he talks about Islamic society being “retarded” and western societies being better and that there should be no future mosques built.

How can you get someone to respect your traditions and values if you don’t respect theirs? Opening dialogue is fine but insulting a billion people is just stupid.

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What do you think of this new EdgeWalk idea on top of the CN Tower? It’s certainly something new and the Toronto Sun’s afraid-of-heights Jenny Yuen is planning to be the first to go out and walk around the city from 356-metres up. She has already tackled her phobia by last year repelling down City Hall but this is nuts.

Good luck, Jenny.

I am going to keep an open mind on EdgeWalk but I have to say so far I don’t like the appearance of the new metal walkway from the ground. It has changed the clean and pristine stainless steel facade of the platform of the CN Tower forever. It now looks like it has a crown and seems strange. Maybe I will get used to it but I can’t imagine changing the iconic look at the Eiffel tower for a few extra thrill-seeking tourism bucks.

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I am going to write more about it next month but I am assured by Ryan Teschner, review counsel for retired justice John Morden, that his inquiry will be thorough and answer-seeking and that people with G20 concerns will be properly heard at the June public hearings.

I was taken to task by many Friday, including 1010’s John Tory, for suggesting Morden’s probe was nothing more than a whitewash. Truth is, I have faith in well-respected Morden but am just growing impatient waiting a year for his and Chief Bill Blair’s reports.

Hasn’t enough tax money and time been wasted? We all know what happened. It’s time for these reports and the healing to follow and then everyone can move on from the lessons learned.

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Hey, rest in peace to former Toronto Sun deskers Glenn “Coach” Cole and Alan Marshall — two great ones who died this week. The newsroom up there just got some big-time help.